Is CVE-2015-2342 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-2342 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-2342?

CVE-2015-2342 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-2342?

CVE-2015-2342 has an EPSS score of 89.05% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-2342

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

89.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455
https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.